Comments on: How to avoid looking like a tourist in Madrid http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/ A new look at the city of Madrid. Photos, news, podcasts, Madrid secrets, videos, bars - a real insider's guide. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: luke http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-437 luke Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:08:31 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/#comment-437 Compared to London, Madrid society has a spookily homogenous taste in interior decor, cars, fashion etc. It seems to me that to fit in as a man in Madrid you need to dress smart casual (tuck your shirt in) or if you're a teenager then Goth seems to be the alternative option. Anything out of the norm and people might think you're a foreigner or a drug addict. Compared to London, Madrid society has a spookily homogenous taste in interior decor, cars, fashion etc. It seems to me that to fit in as a man in Madrid you need to dress smart casual (tuck your shirt in) or if you’re a teenager then Goth seems to be the alternative option. Anything out of the norm and people might think you’re a foreigner or a drug addict.

]]> By: Julie E. http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Julie E. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:32:43 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/#comment-402 I admit that's an overgeneralization. I've seen plenty of 40 to maybe 60?-year-olds in jeans around Madrid--both locals and visitors, although among Spaniards, wearing jeans is far more common at younger age levels. Surely as the years go by, even more and more different ages will be seen in jeans. "Seasoned" is a great word choice and I'll keep it in mind as my writing gains more...seasoning. : ) I admit that’s an overgeneralization. I’ve seen plenty of 40 to maybe 60?-year-olds in jeans around Madrid–both locals and visitors, although among Spaniards, wearing jeans is far more common at younger age levels. Surely as the years go by, even more and more different ages will be seen in jeans. “Seasoned” is a great word choice and I’ll keep it in mind as my writing gains more…seasoning. : )

]]> By: ValenciaSon http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-399 ValenciaSon Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:06:20 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/#comment-399 Good story Julie but "today’s under-40 crowd will wear jeans almost anywhere. For more mature travelers, a matching pant-suit would give women good mileage and khaki slacks would prove versatile for men" seems a little ageist. I'm not ready to dump my jeans and neither is my over 40 wife. I do wear khakis to work sometimes. I used to think like you did when I was in my 20s. Trust me, a 40-something is not a mature traveler, just more seasoned. Good story Julie but “today’s under-40 crowd will wear jeans almost anywhere. For more mature travelers, a matching pant-suit would give women good mileage and khaki slacks would prove versatile for men” seems a little ageist. I’m not ready to dump my jeans and neither is my over 40 wife. I do wear khakis to work sometimes. I used to think like you did when I was in my 20s. Trust me, a 40-something is not a mature traveler, just more seasoned.

]]> By: Julie E. http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Julie E. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:04:43 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/#comment-389 Mmmm, classy menswear.... As to what, I would recommend that the first pieces you add to your wardrobe (at least for this time of year) be a sweater, a "cazadora" leather or suede jacket and a winter scarf. Stick to solid colors. As to where, I can only offer a few second-hand suggestions and hope someone else will have personal experience to critique or add to these: Upscale stores: http://www.topmadrid.com/es/De_compras/Moda_Complementos/Moda-hombre/ Outlets: outlet center in Getafe (to south): http://www.factory.es outlet center in Las Rozas (to north): http://www.lasrozasvillage.com/lasrozas/home.asp List of other outlets: http://www.softdoc.es/madrid_guide/shopping/opportunities.html Happy shopping, Richard. Anyone have any other recommendations for him? Mmmm, classy menswear….

As to what, I would recommend that the first pieces you add to your wardrobe (at least for this time of year) be a sweater, a “cazadora” leather or suede jacket and a winter scarf. Stick to solid colors.

As to where, I can only offer a few second-hand suggestions and hope someone else will have personal experience to critique or add to these:

Upscale stores: http://www.topmadrid.com/es/De_compras/Moda_Complementos/Moda-hombre/

Outlets:
outlet center in Getafe (to south): http://www.factory.es
outlet center in Las Rozas (to north): http://www.lasrozasvillage.com/lasrozas/home.asp
List of other outlets:
http://www.softdoc.es/madrid_guide/shopping/opportunities.html

Happy shopping, Richard. Anyone have any other recommendations for him?

]]> By: Richardksa http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Richardksa Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:54:54 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/11/13/how-to-avoid-looking-like-a-tourist-in-madrid/#comment-387 Good info, but I am of the wrong sex to enjoy your tips, unless I want to draw some very strange looks. If, say, I wanted to spruce up my normally scruffy wardrobe, where would I go, and what should I buy, to look smart and fashionable (for a middle-aged bloke) in the streets of Madrid? Good info, but I am of the wrong sex to enjoy your tips, unless I want to draw some very strange looks. If, say, I wanted to spruce up my normally scruffy wardrobe, where would I go, and what should I buy, to look smart and fashionable (for a middle-aged bloke) in the streets of Madrid?

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